Climate engineering and the Anthropocene era

Climate Change Geoengineering: Philosophical Perspectives, Legal Issues, and Governance Frameworks

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 115-145

  Lane, Lee ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84923426724     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139161824.008     Document Type: Chapter

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